Englands successful hosting of the Rugby World Cup ensured the Rugby Football Union almost doubled its total revenue for the last financial year.The governing body saw its annual revenue increase to £407.1 million, up £199.2m on the same period in the previous year.Despite Englands early exit, the RFUs annual report and accounts, published on Friday, show the competition accounted for £228.1m of revenue for last year alone.RFU chief executive Ian Ritchie said: This was a truly exceptional year.Despite the huge disappointment of Englands early exit from our home Rugby World Cup, by running the widely acclaimed most successful Rugby World Cup ever we have delivered significant investment into rugby both at home and globally.The legacy will continue to benefit our community clubs and the sport at every level.Meanwhile, Andy Cosslett has been elected as the governing bodys new chairman.The RFU announcement came following a meeting of the RFU Council on Friday.Cosslett, who replaces recently-appointed World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont, will take up the position with immediate effect.Cosslett, 61, previously held an independent non-executive director role on the RFU board and oversaw the delivery of the biggest Rugby World Cup in history as chairman of England Rugby 2015.His 30-year global business experience has seen him hold chief executive roles at Fitness First and InterContinental Hotels Group. He also spent 14 years with Cadbury Schweppes in a variety of senior positions.Cosslett said: I am delighted to be appointed chair of the RFU board. It is a privilege to be involved with this game that has given me so much throughout my life.My role is to make sure we have strong governance in the Union, and ensure that we make the most of all the resources we have at our disposal in this country for the good of the game.RFU Council members, meanwhile, have approved proposals for a new womens domestic club competition, backed and run by the RFU, which will replace the existing Womens Premiership from next season. Dexter Lawrence Jersey . Its the second straight game Bell has scored in extra time for Kelowna, which beat the Brandon Wheat Kings 6-5 on Friday, and he now has four game-winning goals on the season. Deandre Baker Giants Jersey . 10 Texas Rangers jersey for one last time. Young formally announced his retirement Friday after returning to Rangers Ballpark, his baseball home for all but the last of his 13 major league seasons. http://www.giantsrookiestore.com/Giants-Evan-Engram-Jersey/ . Westbrook has missed 27 games since having a procedure on Dec. 27 to deal with swelling in his injured right knee — the third operation on the knee in nine months. Phil McConkey Womens Jersey . LUCIE, Fla. Doug Kotar Giants Jersey . SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. SAN DIEGO -- Olin Carter III had 21 points, five rebounds and four assists and Brett Bailey scored 19 points and collected four boards to lead San Diego past Nicholls State 81-72 in the San Diego Classic on Sunday.San Diego (1-3) led 36-35 at the half, and DeAndre Harris later made a 3 for Nicholls State to tie it at 51. But Carter made a layup and Bailey hit a 3 and the Toreros never trailed again.Lafayette Rutledge made a 3 to bring Nicholls State (2-2) to within 61-59 before the Toreros used a 9-0 run to put the game away.ddddddddddddJuwan Gray contributed 14 points for San Diego and Cameron Neubauer chipped in 13 points. For Nicholls State, Jahvaughn Powell led the way with 17 points, and Harris and Jonathan Bell each had 16 points while Bell had 10 boards.The game was the first ever between the two teams. ' ' '